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GEORGE s. cox AND HARRY J. aLms'rEnr, or s'r. LOUIS, mrssoum', assrcmons 'ro ARGYLE PRODUCTION COMPANY, or sr. LOUIS, mrssoum, A CORPORATION or,

DELAWARE IDISEEL'I'SIN'G DEVICE Application filed November 5, 1928. Serial No. 317,166.

ranged that the number of gallons of fluid pumped from a storage tank will be visible in a transparent bowl, both the liquid level and figures showing the. number of gallons in the bowl being plainly visible to the purchaser,

'10 and in which the figures set up automatically drop as the liquid is being dispensed.

A further object is to construct a dispensing device which is so interconnected with a progressive price accumulating mechanism that upon the commencement of withdrawal of liquid from the visible container the computingnmechanism will be operated automatimechanism and thereby requiring no mampulation on the part of the dispenser.

A further object is to construct a dispensing device which is provided with an automatically operated progressive price accumulator, which accumulator will print and deliver a ticket upon the pushing ofa button or operation of a lever. The operation of printing the ticket automatically placing the dispensing device in such a position that the residue offiuid left in the visible container will be automatically released and flow back into the storage tank.

A still further object is to construct a dispensing device for fluids which is so arranged that a predetermined number of gal- 3 lons or unit quantities can be pumped'mto a visible container, the mechanism controlling the amount of quantity units delivered into the visible container being so arranged that before another set-up for a predeter- 40 mined quantity of liquid can be made, the

entire visible container must be drained. This recludes an operator from dispensing a limited quantity of fluid and then afterward dispensing more liquid from the same '1 quantity that was originally in the container.

.This is accomplished, as aforesaid, by the dual control mechanism automatically returning the residue of fluid remaining in the container after a sale to the storage tank by editalic printing of a ticket.

y a dual control of the dispensing.

A still further object is to construct a dispensing device whlch 1s provided with an automatic progressive accumulatlng mechanism, the accumulating mechanism being normally in inoperative position and which will be automatically placed in operative position' as soon as the dispensing of liquid occurs, the accumulating mechanisnrbeing ope erated solely by the dispensing apparatus and being so constructed that it cannot be manually operated.

A further object is to construct a dispensing device which is provided with an automatically operated progressive accumulating device in which the accumulating device is automatically disconnected by the dual control-mechanism from the dispensing device by the operation of printing a sales ticket, this printing of the sales ticket also automatically locking the dispensing valve and simultaneously opening a residue valve, which causesthe measuring container of the, dispensing device to automatically drain itself. In this manner after each dispensing operation, 'it willbe necessary to re-set the device for a predetermined number of gallolns before any further operation can take ace;

A still further object is to construct a dispensing mechanism provided with an automatic progressive accumulating mechanism,

which is so arranged that a sales ticketbear ing a serial number and a date can be issued without the dispensing of any fluid from the dispensing device but when the device is so operated no accumulating will take place.

A still further object is to construct a dis 'pensing device in which, after a predetermined amount or number of quantity units have been dispensed, a ticket will be issued on which the total number of quantity units dispensed is indicated, the price per quantity unit, the total selling price of the quantity units dispensed, the date on which the sale was made, and a ticket number.

A still further object is to construct a dispensing device which is provided with an automatically operated and controlled progressive accumulating mechanism in which 

